AFC East News and Rumors

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Through two preseason games and the regular-season opener, EJ Manuel avoided what plagues rookie quarterbacks the most: the bad interception. That streak ended in the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills' 24-23 win over the Carolina…

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Colts cornerback Greg Toler sat in the chair at his locker, still not showered long after their 24-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. “Man, I should have played better,” Toler said. Toler was talking in general terms at…

INDIANAPOLIS – It's been an interesting week for Miami Dolphins top receiver Mike Wallace. Just seven days ago, Wallace was not happy after getting just one reception for 15 yards in a win over Cleveland. He created national headlines, but Wallace later…

INDIANAPOLIS -- There are only a few undefeated teams remaining in the NFL after two weeks. Surprisingly, the Miami Dolphins (2-0) are one of those teams. The Dolphins began the season as an under-the-radar team, rarely mentioned as a legit threat in th…

Penalties continue to plague the Buccaneers

The Buccaneers gifted the Jets the field position for a game-winning field goal last week when linebacker Lavonte David picked up a personal foul for hitting Jets quarterback Geno Smith out of bounds with seconds left on the clock. That was one of 13 pe…

Bills' Summers surprised by penalty

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- About fifteen minutes after the Buffalo Bills came from behind to defeat the Carolina Panthers, 24-23, fullback Frank Summers sat deep in his locker, facing the room. He was dressed, but not quite ready to leave. It was the sort of…

The Colts lost 24-20 to the Dolphins on Sunday and they may also lose one of their wide receivers for a while. Philip B. Wilson of the Indianapolis Star reports that Colts coach Chuck Pagano said after the game that wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey nee…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams set team and personal single-game records with 4.5 sacks in a 24-23 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Williams' previous career high was 3.5 sacks in a Dec. 13, 2007 game again…

Locker Room Buzz: Buffalo Bills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Observed in the locker room after the Buffalo Bills' 24-23 win over the Carolina Panthers: Marrone emotional: Head coach Doug Marrone was emotional after the game, speaking about the death of former Syracuse athletics administrator…

Not the prettiest of games for the Bills rookie, but E.J. Manuel did lead an 80-yard drive in 1:36, capped off by this pass to an inexplicably open Stevie Johnson. Manuel shed tears as he celebrated with his father.Read more...

The news on Colts guard Donald Thomas is not good. A league source tells PFT that Thomas, who was carted off the field today against the Dolphins, has a torn quadricep. There’s no word yet on how much time Thomas will miss, but that would seem to be a s…

The Bills came into the game thin in the secondary. The Panthers appear intent on catching them in that department. The Panthers lost starting cornerback Josh Thomas to a first-half concussion, and replacement Josh Norman just left the field with what a…

The Colts fell down 14-3 in the first quarter against the Dolphins, but Andrew Luck and T.Y. Hilton have put together a big first half to bring the Colts back into the lead. It’s tied 17-17 at halftime, however, after rookie Caleb Sturgis nailed a 54-ya…

Sunday games open thread

With the Jets already having played this week, two of their AFC East rivals are in action and there are plenty of other intriguing matchups on the schedule. Cam Newton is up against the Bills, Andrew Luck is taking on the Dolphins while the new-look Chi…

Welcome to Ralph Wilson Stadium

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Welcome to Ralph Wilson Stadium, where the Buffalo Bills host the Carolina Panthers in their second consecutive home game. (Fox, 1 p.m. ET). Weather conditions: It's a cool late-summer morning in Western New York, with temperatures…

League office will pick through video to hand out Jets-Pats fines

The headline from the post script to the Thursday night game between the Jets and Patriots was the low hit from Jets center Nick Mangold against Pats cornerback Aqib Talib, chased by a brouhaha that resulted in Jets offensive linemen Willie Colon and D’…

The most obvious implication of the decision of the Jets to use their only (for 2013) short-term injured reserve designation on quarterback Mark Sanchez is that Sanchez doesn’t need surgery now. It doesn’t mean he won’t need surgery later. Per a source …

QB E.J. Manuel is more concerned with the future of the Bills than the organization’s past. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald thinks the Dolphins will get a better test of their abilities against the Colts this weekend than they got in Week One. The …